Flag of Gambia

Country

Flag of Gambia uses horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations. Ratio 2:3, current adoption February 18, 1965 and design credited to Louis Thomasi.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Gambia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of the Gambia
Identifier	GM / GMB
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 18, 1965
First Documented Use	1965
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Blue, Green, White
Designer	Louis Thomasi
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
Blue	#0C1C8C	12, 28, 140	91, 80, 0, 45
Green	#3A7728	58, 119, 40	51, 0, 66, 53
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the sun and the savannah.
Blue	the Gambia River.
Green	the land and its forests.
White	peace and unity.
Blue centre band	The Gambia River, around which the whole country is built.
White fimbriations	Peace and unity.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Gambia

Horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Gambia is Red (#CE1126), Blue (#0C1C8C), Green (#3A7728) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Blue centre band: The Gambia River, around which the whole country is built; White fimbriations: Peace and unity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1965. The adoption field for the present record is February 18, 1965. The designer is recorded as Louis Thomasi.

Additional flag context

The three bands are separated by thin white fimbriation, which is unusual on an otherwise plain tricolour and gives the design its distinctive layered look.

The blue band in the centre is the River Gambia, which the entire country is built along — the flag is effectively a map in cross-section.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations, a 2:3 proportion and the visible blue centre band. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Gambia — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Gambia

Gambia is recorded as horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations.
The reference proportion for the flag of Gambia is 2:3.
The stored palette for Gambia contains Red, Blue, Green and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 18, 1965.
The design record traces first use to 1965.
Louis Thomasi is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Blue centre band: The Gambia River, around which the whole country is built.
White fimbriations: Peace and unity.
The three bands are separated by thin white fimbriation, which is unusual on an otherwise plain tricolour and gives the design its distinctive layered look.
The blue band in the centre is the River Gambia, which the entire country is built along — the flag is effectively a map in cross-section.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Gambia

What does the flag of Gambia look like?

Horizontal tricolour with white fimbriations, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Gambia?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Gambia?

The reference palette lists Red #CE1126, Blue #0C1C8C, Green #3A7728 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Gambia represent?

Blue centre band — The Gambia River, around which the whole country is built. White fimbriations — Peace and unity.

When was the present flag record for Gambia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 18, 1965.

Who designed the flag of Gambia?

The designer is recorded as Louis Thomasi.

Which design family does the flag of Gambia belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.